title: Percutaneous re-revalvulation of the tricuspid valve.
abstract: We report a successful percutaneous revalvulation of a dysfunctional tricuspid bioprothesis in an 8-year-old child. Five years after implanting a 25-mm Carpentier-Edwards valve in the tricuspid position, the prosthesis showed significant dysfunction with clinical right heart failure. A 26-mm Edwards-Sapien XT inverted aortic valve was successfully implanted through a 19F sheath using a jugular approach. Such procedure can significantly postpone the need for surgical replacement of a biological valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. marc.gewillig@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gewillig
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*